Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)

On 10/13/2024 5:58 AM, Zaghadka wrote:

On Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:02:09 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
 

Still, I stayed on dial-up for a long time (albeit with a faster 56K
modem)... well into the 2000s. The Internet was still _usable_ at
those speeds, and as for downloads? I'd just queue everything up and
let it run overnight.

 
The year 2000 (or was it 1999?) is when I got SDSL 768Kbps installed.
Upgraded from USR 56k.
 
I was ecstatic with (a little) less than T1 speeds. After that, I only
used my USR for fax. Can you believe we *still* fax?
 

I work with lawyers (clerical in a DA's office).  We still mail physical
paper documents.